Bits & Pieces: Girlilla Marketing founder/CEO and CMA Board Pres. Jennie Smythe has landed a publishing deal with Forefront Books for her memoir, Becoming Girlilla, due in 2025. "I've made epic bad decisions as both an employee and a boss," she says. "But, where there was pain and struggle, there’s always been growth and opportunity ... I hope I can save you some hassle. I hope that I can make you think, laugh and see your own story in mine."

An upcoming Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit explores the more than four decade-long career of Rosanne Cash. Opening Dec. 5 and running through March of 2026, Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror is included with museum admission.